Funny In Parts: The Diary Of A Foreign Service Officer - Couverture souple

Eddy, John J.

 
9781463452421: Funny In Parts: The Diary Of A Foreign Service Officer
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ISBN 10 : 146345242X ISBN 13 : 9781463452421
Editeur : AuthorHouse Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

In the U.S. Foreign Service, there are few days free from excitement or danger. Through the medium of his personal diaries, the author describes a parlous life with his family in distant lands, including trouble spots such as Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Kenya, Grenada, Saudi Arabia, and India. The book shows how the career U.S. Foreign Service contributes to the nation's well-being every day despite the miscalculations and interference of politicians. The author argues that an independent career Service must be preserved at all costs from partisan anxieties and political influence. He highlights the humanity, humor, and sacrifice of the Foreign Service and scoffs at the Hollywood version of the lazy bureaucrat sitting comfortably behind a desk all day denying visas. This book should go far toward persuading U.S. citizens that a career Foreign Service is their first line of defense abroad and that it continues to advance their interests resolutely every day without fear or favor.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the U.S. Foreign Service, there are few days free from excitement or danger. Through the medium of his personal diaries, the author describes a parlous life with his family in distant lands, including trouble spots such as Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Kenya, Grenada, Saudi Arabia, and India. The book shows how the career U.S. Foreign Service contributes to the nation's well-being every day despite the miscalculations and interference of politicians. The author argues that an independent career Service must be preserved at all costs from partisan anxieties and political influence. He highlights the humanity, humor, and sacrifice of the Foreign Service and scoffs at the Hollywood version of the lazy bureaucrat sitting comfortably behind a desk all day denying visas. This book should go far toward persuading U.S. citizens that a career Foreign Service is their first line of defense abroad and that it continues to advance their interests resolutely every day without fear or favor.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Eddy was a career U.S. Foreign Service officer for 28 years. He reached the personal rank of Minister Counselor. He won the U.S. Department of State's Superior Honor Award twice, its Meritorious Honor Award once, and its John Jacob Rogers Award for distinguished service. He graduated from Boston College, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the National Defense University. The Office of the Inspector General has continued to send him in retirement to inspect U.S. diplomatic posts in countries such as China, Russia, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Denmark, Iceland, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Laos, and Malaysia. He lives in Rochester, Vermont with his wife of 44 years, Armonía Badenes Eddy, originally from Spain. They have four children, five grandchildren, and one step-grandchild.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
146345242X
ISBN 13 
9781463452421
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
408
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ISBN 10 :  1463452446 ISBN 13 :  9781463452445
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2011
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